PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Reviews

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is ranked in the 67th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
80%
May 14, 2017

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS delivers on the promise made by spiritual predecessors DayZ and Arma 3 with rivetingly intense, tactical gameplay that'll force you and your friends to think on your feet and watch each other's backs.

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Jun 10, 2017

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is an addictive multiplayer shooter that's great to play solo and even better with friends.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
7 / 10
Dec 14, 2017

PUBG is one of the best multiplayer experiences of the generation, and as technically flawed as this Xbox One version currently is that fact still shines through.

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58 / 100
Dec 15, 2017

PUBG has the potential for a masterpiece on console but the technology of the preview version lags behind.

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Dec 20, 2017

Unless you're an extremely quick study, the game's weirdly unintuitive control scheme will very likely get in your way.

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Polygon
Top Critic
10 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2017

Battlegrounds manages to exist within the crowded shooter genre in an unfinished state, and feel both fresh and creatively complete. From its early access launch on March 23 to its official launch today, Dec. 20, its creators have had nine months to repair, polish and expand on their baby. That the most substantial updates have been improved server performance, vaulting and car horns speaks to the confidence Greene and his squad have in the game's foundation.

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Dec 20, 2017

If you want to be the last man (or woman) standing and wish to play a game closely resembling Battle Royale and The Hunger Games, you'll be hard pressed to find a better game than PUBG, for now.

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9.5 / 10.0
Dec 20, 2017

Playable, watchable, intense, and enjoyable gameplay makes it easy to see how this battle royale phenomenon took off

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Recommended
Dec 21, 2017

The Battle Royale genre gets its first definitive success.

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VG247
Top Critic
Unscored
Dec 21, 2017

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a groundbreaking game not just because of its unique design, but also because of how it shakes up the standards we've been judging games by for years.

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8 / 10
Dec 22, 2017

Despite glaring technical flaws, PUBG emerges as the most thrilling battle royal game to date.

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Dec 22, 2017

PUBG is such a pure and fun experience that it overcomes its many flaws. There are glitches, there are crashes, there is jank. The game will probably never be fully done. But parachuting down onto that island feels new and exciting every time. A number of simple ideas comes together to make a great game and establish a great genre.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
9 / 10
Dec 22, 2017

PUBG is one of the best multiplayer experiences of the generation, and this is the best version of it so far – even if it's still a work in progress.

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Unscored
Dec 22, 2017

In spite of technical flaws and the dreary mirror it holds up to us, Battlegrounds in consistently enjoyable and surprising. There is a reason why it is the battle royale game.

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Dec 22, 2017

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is an absolute blast to play and has a broad appeal that few other games can match. As long as you temper your expectations (and make sure you have a decent PC), then this is one of the top games of 2017 to check out.

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Fandom
Top Critic
5 / 5.0
Dec 22, 2017

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is one of the most compelling video game experiences to come out in years.

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55 / 100
Dec 25, 2017

It’s astonishing that Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds has become what it is today, despite its endless flaws that make it barely playable. Perhaps PUBG is a testament that a game doesn’t need to be stable to be successful.

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83 / 100
Dec 26, 2017

Some technical hiccups aside, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can provide some of the most intense and exciting moments multiplayer gaming has to offer thanks to a clever game mode that supports varied play-styles, and provides a unique self-contained adventure every round.

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8.6 / 10.0
Dec 26, 2017

Along with the publishing of 1.0 version, we also get a new desert map, a very practical playback function and many other updates. The completion of PUBG is now higher than ever. However, the connection quality is still bad sometime, and the cheaters are still everywhere in this game. PUBG has a long distance to go before it can be praised as perfect.

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85 / 100
Dec 26, 2017

PUBG is a new experience in a new trending genre. On contrary to Fortnite, the game is completely focused on realism and delivering a semi-sim shooting. The maps are really huge and there are many customization options. The only frustrating problem with PUBG is the poor performance and the lack of new contents in comparison to the other competitors.

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